The release says it was to air on March 4, but no year. Photo from the television series The Twilight Zone The episode is "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" pictured are Barry Atwater and Lea Waggner ![]() Rod Serling says it best, in the episode's closing narration: "There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices." That statement still holds true today, in real life, in Among Us - and, of course, in the Twilight Zone.Description Twilight Zone Monsters are Due on Maple Street.jpg But who's to say the others will believe them? Of course, someone could always be lucky and catch another player venting. ![]() And if the players are too suspicious of each other to work together, nothing can be deduced. The social dynamics of a group of Among Us players determine their game's outcome. The reason these themes fit so well with Among Us is that they also exist in real-life relationships. Stay in the shadows, and let everyone else vote each other out. By letting others draw attention to themselves, the impostor diverts suspicion away from themself. Keeping a low profile is a popular strategy for Among Us impostors, and for good reason. This ending fits better with the episode's actual message (about McCarthyism) than Among Us, but the connections are still there. But it's just Pete VanHorn, a neighbor who left hours ago to see if Floral Street's power was on. The tension hits its peak when Charlie shoots a figure walking towards them in the dark, thinking it's an alien. But as their differences of opinion become heated arguments, they begin to turn on each other instead. As day becomes night on Maple Street, the neighbors keep watch over Les's house. But the crowd (which is quickly turning into a real mob) won't listen to him at this point. Playing judge, jury, and executioner is dangerous, he warns. Les tells his neighbors that what they're doing is what they should really be frightened of. And since they don't want to deviate from the common belief and risk accusation, they foster a mob mentality. The fact that someone could kill them any second leads the "players" to make snap decisions and pursue phony leads. It's a theme that recurs several times throughout the episode. This is where the element of confirmation bias comes into play. They bring up things that would mean nothing if they didn't have "reason" to believe he was an impostor. Players can convince themselves that a certain player is an impostor on bias and prejudice alone. Les has lived on Maple Street for years, but only now do his neighbors reveal their true feelings about him. Without proof, any conclusion drawn comes from preconceived notions (such as "Red sus"). In true Among Us fashion, they attack Les with little to no proof beyond a single detail.Īmong Us is about trust, particularly when played by a group of friends. ![]() Steve is the only one trying to figure out the truth, as the others suddenly support the alien narrative. Suspicion is at first cast towards neighbor Les Goodman, after his car starts without him even touching it. These extra abilities can help the protagonists catch them. In Among Us, the alien impostors can do things that the people they've disguised themselves as can't. These impostors (who looked just like regular humans) were the only ones who could leave after the invasion had started. In the story, after aliens decided to attack an area, they sent down four "impostors" to prepare it for takeover. But Tommy stops them by mentioning a sci-fi story he read. At first, nobody believes him, and neighbors Steve Brand and Charlie Farnsworth decide to walk into town for answers. He tells his neighbors that the "thing" that flew overhead was actually an alien ship. The first mention of aliens comes when a boy named Tommy appears.
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